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BAROQUE FAVORITES
Categories: Orchestral Music
Classical Periods: Baroque, Classical
Composers: Andrea Falconieri, Antonio Vivaldi, Cristoph Willibald Gluck, Franz Gruber, Georg Frideric Handel, Henry Purcell, Johann Sebastian Bach, Tomaso Albinoni, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Directors: Paul Dyer
Performers: Andreas Scholl, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra , Brandenburg Choir, Cindia Sieden, Craig Hill, Elizabeth Wallfisch, Hans-Dieter Michatz, Jamie Hey, Kirsten Barry, Lucinda Moon, Mina Kanaridis, Sara Macliver, Yvonne Kenny
Classical Periods: Baroque, Classical
Composers: Andrea Falconieri, Antonio Vivaldi, Cristoph Willibald Gluck, Franz Gruber, Georg Frideric Handel, Henry Purcell, Johann Sebastian Bach, Tomaso Albinoni, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Directors: Paul Dyer
Performers: Andreas Scholl, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra , Brandenburg Choir, Cindia Sieden, Craig Hill, Elizabeth Wallfisch, Hans-Dieter Michatz, Jamie Hey, Kirsten Barry, Lucinda Moon, Mina Kanaridis, Sara Macliver, Yvonne Kenny
Baroque Favorites
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
Paul Dyer, artistic director
To celebrate the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra's 21st birthday, the ABO invited people who love their music to choose their favourite pieces from the Orchestra's extensive discography. The result of the vote is this gorgeous 2CD album, sure to please old and new friends alike with its extraordinary range of music, all performed with the rich colours and clear articulation of period instruments.
| Track Listing | Time | MP3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD One | |||
| 1 | J.S. Bach: 'Brandenburg' Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV1048: III. Allegro | 4:32 | |
| 2 | Handel: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon, HWV67 | 3:04 | |
| 3 | Mozart: Concerto in A major for basset clarinet, KV622: II. Allegro | 6:23 | |
| 4 | Albinoni: Concerto in D minor for oboe, strings and continuo, Op. 9 No. 2: II. Adagio | 4:23 | |
| 5 | Handel: Lascia ch'io pianga (Let me weep) from Rinaldo, HWV7 | 4:20 | |
| 6 | Mozart: Der Holle Rche (The vengeance of hell) from Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), KV620 | 2:55 | |
| 7 | Vivaldi: Nisi Dominus, RV608: IV. Cum dederit dilectis suis somnum (For he giveth his beloved sleep): Largo | 5:07 | |
| 8 | Gruber: Still Nacht (Silent Night) | 3:43 | |
| 9 | Gluck: Dance of the Blessed Spirits from Orphee et Eurydice | 6:40 | |
| 10 | Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: La primavera (Spring) - Concerto in E major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV269: I. Allegro | 3:24 | |
| 11 | Handel: Flute' Suite in G major, HWV350, from the Water Music: I. [Menuet] | 2:38 | |
| CD Two | |||
| 1 | Falconieri: Folia (a 3) echa para mi senora (Folia written for my lady) | 3:58 | |
| 2 | Vivaldi: Salve Regina, RV616: I. Salve Regina (Hail to thee, Queen): Andante | 3:39 | |
| 3 | Purcell: Fairest Isle from King Arthur | 4:19 | |
| 4 | Anonymous: Tarantella 'La Carpinese' (Improvisation) | 6:03 | |
| 5 | Vivaldi:Concerto in C major for flautino and strings, RV444: III. Alegro molto | 2:48 | |
| 6 | Anonymous: Passacaglia andaluz (Improvisation) | 4:41 | |
| 7 | Traditional German arr. Praetorius: Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen (A Rose Has Sprung Up) | 2:58 | |
| 8 | Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: L'inverno (Winter) - Concerto in F minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV297: II. Largo | 1:25 | |
| 9 | Handel: Waft Her, Angels, through the Skies from Jephtha | 4:20 | |
| 10 | Vivaldi: Concerto in G major for violin and cello Arranged by Jamie Hey from Concerto for two violins, RV516: Andante | 2:11 | |
| 11 | Mozart:Requiem, KV622 (excerpts) Hostias | 2:59 | |
| 12 | Sanctus | 1:15 |